The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-19
THE BASEBALL MEN.
Their Amendments o Next
Seasons Rules.
THE INQUEST OVER BENHAYON
Volunteer Constables Secretary
Whitney-A Months Imprison-
ment-A Schooner Missed.
The BasebaIlers, 6

New YORK, November 18.-The base
ball conference committee finished
their work at 3.25 o'clock this after
noon, and FIVE minutes later the League
committee made their report to the
convention. The discussion that fol-
lowed was short and the modified c,n-
tract, as agreed upon by the committee,
was adopted. Some of the most i'm
portant sections are as follows; Section
6 provides as punishment for drunk
enness $25 for the first offense, $50 for
the second, 500 for the third,
and suspension for the remainder
of the season for the fourth:
that he may be suspended for
gam bling, INSTRUMENTATION or other
dishonorable or disreputable acts. Sec
lion 8provides that if a player becomes
ill from natural causes, the club may
deduct the amount of salary which he
would have earned during his absence
from duty on such account, but that if
the player meets with an accident 10
the performance of his duty and be in
capacitated, his wages shall be paid as
if he were performing service; but the
club reserves the right under such cir
cumstanees, TO release the injured
solute and without prejudice. Section
| 10 permits a club, es punishment for
| characterization or any violation of
contract, to withhold from the players
wages not to exceed $50 for each offense.
Section 14-In case of violation Of terms
of contract, empowers the club, on
reasonable notice, to terminate the con-
tract and stop pay, and it fOrfeits all
claim to pay on the part of the expelled
player. Section Is In case of viola
| ton of contract by club, empowers
| the player to terminate the agreement,
on reasonable notice, ard in case the
club shall cease to be q member of the
league, it is provided that the player
shall, if the right of reservation be trans
| ferred to any other club or association,
to receive from said other club or
association at least the same
amount of salary as herein
prescribed, otherwise said right
of reservation shall cease. Sec
| ton 16 provides that a player shall
pay club $50 for his uniform and that
the club shall pay the players travelling
expenses and board when away from
home. Section IL empowers a club to
termin ate a contract at will, upon ten
days notice, the player to receive pay
| lOI uuJcJ III SdcO 4O AOt
in fault, for ending the agreement.
Section 18-Lt is further understood
and agreed that an employer shall have
the right to reserve a player for the
season next ensuing upon the terms
mentioned in the contract" and said
right or privilege Is hereby accorded
said employer, upon the following con-
ditions: First, that said player shall
not be reserved at salary less than
that mentioned IN this contract, except
by consent of said player; second, that
the player, if he be reserved by said
employer for the next ensuing season,
shall be one of not more than four
teen players then under contract; that
is, that the right of reservation
shall be limited to that number
of players andtno more. Section 20
fixes the wages TO be paid. This con
tract is the one drawn up and presented
by the brotherhood, with but slight
changes in the phraseology. Some OF
the changes from the old contract are:
The substitution in section Of
euphemism for drunkenness, securing
of full Lay for injured players, putting
of fixed value on uniforms, and the in
sertion in section IL of that portion
which prevents the reservation of man
at less salary than he shall then be re
ceiVlng.